Latoya Is Very Shy and Feels Extremely Anxious When She

question 31

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Latoya is very shy and feels extremely anxious when she is around new people. She feels a lot of personal distress due to her anxiety. Latoya finds it very difficult to be around other people she has not met before, so she does not make new friends easily. Her condition has also started affecting her professional career. Every time Latoya meets someone for the first time, she experiences tension, apprehension, and nervousness. She is trying to get help to deal with her issues and decides that a combination of therapy and medication is the best treatment for her. Latoya's psychologist is using shaping to help Latoya overcome her social anxiety.
-Latoya's psychologist is likely to view her client's social anxiety as ___________.

• A) a symptom of a deeper underlying problem rooted in unconscious conflicts
• B) a result of learning and conditioning from past negative social experiences
• C) being caused by an "error" in thinking and selective focus on the negatives
• D) a neurochemical imbalance

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